Box for razor blades



1935- c. J. OKEEFE BOX FOR RAZOR BLAPES Original Filed Feb. 2, 1934- jaw ate'nted ct. l, 1935 y I I I t TED STTXES PATENT OFFICE BOX Fon'mizon BIZAD'ES Carroll J. OKeefe, Boston, assignor to Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Chelsea, Mass, a. corporation of Massachusetts Original application February 2, 1934, Serial No. 709,470. Divided and this application Novemher 9, 1934, Serial No. 752,297

Claims. (01. 206-46) The object of this inventionis to provide a. which the succeeding bla y be withdrawn. package for razor" blades having provision for as seen in Figs. 5 and 6. storing used blades. 'The package herein illus- The box in which the strip is received and from trated is a\ dispensing package having features which it may be withdrawn as required herein is 5 forming the subject matter of my application Seformed with an auxiliary receptacle for used 5- rial No. 709,470, filed Feb. 2, 1934, of which the blades, and forthis purpose I may utilize a lank present application is a division. such as is shown in Fig. 1 formed from a suitable My inventionwill be well understood by refergrade of cardboard. Theblank shown comprises ence to the following description'of the illustraan inner bottom 9 and a top H, the w integrally l0 tive embodiment thereof shown by way of exam- I united by the int rv nd portion l3 and 5 pie in the accompanying Hrawing, wherei having at their relatively remote ends the end Fig. l is a plan view of a blank which may be portions I5 and H. The four parts own folded up to form a box or container; I farthest to the right in Fig. 1 may be folded up Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts partly along the three fold lines toward the left in the folded; manner indicated in Fig. 2 and a further ioldl5 Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the parts furins opposes e d portions l5 a d H ch may be ther folded, the point of view being from the ung ued tog to form an -sided Shell of der side of Fig. 2; l j suitable size to receive the folded strip in the Fig. 4 is an end elevation on an enlarged scale manner illustrated in Fig. 5. From the end porf th completed package; tion ll extends an outer bottom l9 adapted to 20 Fig. 5 is a transverse section showing a blade be folded over to overlie the inner bottom 9. A withdrawn from the box; and' flange or flap 23 may project from one side of Fig. 6 is a bottom plan corresponding to Fig, 5 the part 19 and serve to close one side of the shell but on a smaller scale and with part broken away. a v r f r d t as y being lu d to flan r 25 My invention is hereindisclosed as applied to a p 2i prejetting from the p From e 25 cartonor box adapted to receive a supply of razor h r Side Of the bottom l9 may project a flan blades which are dispensed therefrom .t 25 adapted to extend over the opposite side of the a narrow slot 33 in the box. Forthis purpose the shell- H r in is fl n is p vi ed with the blades, herein illustrated as of the well known a 21 and 29 adapted to be folded Over and se- 30 double-edge type. are carried on a strip folded in Cured t0 the end Part8 and In 3 t e 80 zigzag fashion from which strip a section carryblank is shown in position for this final step ing a blade maybe torn when required for use. which would be compl ed y foldin flan e 2 Such an arrangement is not broadly new and the to thegright into the Plane of the P p r in particular arrangement herein illustrated isrthe that fi ure an folding wn h fl ps 0 tab 85 subject tt of t appncatidn above referred 21 and 29 to extend away from the reader over 85 to. An extended description is not here necesfl l3 a A 01051118 thus P v sary, but referring more particularly to Figs. 5 for that e of the Shell main container r.- and 6 of the drawing, I there show a strip of paest the reader in Fi 3 b definin sdiaoentthe per ii of suitable length which is folded in zigp H h Slot 33 through w h the Strip 18 618- zag fashion along the transverse fold li 53, pensed in the manner illustrated in. Fig. 5. 40

The folded strip is adapted to be received in the The side portions 23 and 25 hold the outer botbox, and to permit the blades to be withdrawn tom l9 against the inner bottom 8 defining bethrough the slot 33 alternate sectionsonly of' the tween them an auxiliary container -V11 8 n Strip tarry blades. aswillbe apparent from Fig. 6. entrance slot 85 (Figs. 3 and 5) located at the Thestrip may be perforated along the lines 59 l ft h nd en If- Section w n Fig. 1. 45

between successive blades, these perforated lines Used blades may be slid into this auxiliary connormally falling in the center of the alternate tsiner throu the The Outer om I! sections or folds which do not carry blades. The may have extending therefrom an extension ll H end of the strip may be furnished with a tab 6| to which is folded over inwardly to. lie between the project as indicated in Fig. 4 for grasping to perparts I9 and 9. The -fold line provides a rounded 50 I mit the first blade to be withdrawn. When the margin at the entrance slot and. the'extensien end of the strip is then torn oil. along a'line of acts as a sp detent holding in P08 perforation 59 to detach a section carrying one tion the blades which have been inserted through blade, the remaining portion of the perforated the slot. Herein, as best seen from Fig. 2, the 65 section or fold provides. anew tab by pulling on part 3] is made slightly longer than the part I! which it underlies in the folded position. When the blank is folded up the distal end of this extension 3i abuts the end 11 and it is thus compressed into the bowed form most clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The blades slid in through slot 35 are received between the bottom 9 and this tensioned extension 3i which resiliently presses against it. They are thus efiectively held in position. In Fig. 6 I have shown the parts l9 and 3! broken away to disclose a used blade in position. No attempt has been made to show such a used blade in Fig. 5.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive; reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

l. A cardboard box for razor blades comprising a main container body adapted to receive a supply of packeted blades and having an extra 7 wall closely overlying one of the outer wallsthereof and secured thereto along three sides, said wall having an extension at the fourth side folded over inwardly between the opposed walls.

2. A cardboard box for razor blades comprising a main container body adapted to receive a supply of packeted'blades and having an extra wall closely overlying one of the outer walls thereof and secured thereto along three sides, said extra wall having an extension at the fourth side having a dimension of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said wall and folded over inwardly to lie in bowed position between said opposed walls. I

3. A cardboard box compg a top, an inner bottom and ends foldable along transverse lines to :form an open-sided shell, an outer bottom extending from an end, means including a flap on said outer bottom closing a side of the shell, 8. flap on the bottom adapted to fold over the other side and having means securing it at the ends, whereby a main container is provided having a dispensing slot at said side and an auxiliary container between said bottoms.

4. A cardboard box comprising a top, an inner bottom and ends Ioldable along transverse lines to form an open-sided shell, an outer bottom extending from an end, means including a flap on said outer bottom closing a side of the shell, a flap on the bottom adapted to fold over the other side and having means securing it at the ends,v

whereby a main container is provided having a dispensing slot at said side and an auxiliary container between said'bottoms, said outer bottom having an extension folded over inwardly between said bottoms and forming a spring to hold articles in the auxiliary container pressed against the inner bottom.

5. A cardboaid box for razor blades comprising amain container body adapted to receive a supply of packeted blades and having an extra wall closely overlying one of the outer walls thereof and secured thereto along three sides,said extra u wall having an extension folded over inwardly to lie between the same and the wall which it opposes, said extension being of such dimension that a portion thereof extending toward one of said three sides would, it the extension were flat, reach beyond the same whereby the abutment of the extension against said side maintains theformer in bowed position between the opposed walls. I

CARROLL J. OKEEFE. 

